Gar Heard vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Gar Heard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gar Heard

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Gar Heard 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.